Sharon Young
Assistant Professor
- PHD - University of Nevada-Las Vegas (2016)
- MA - University of Nevada-Las Vegas (2010)
- BS - University of California-Riverside (2005)
- University Studies (IGETC) (AA) - Chaffey College (2003)
Medical Anthropology
Darwinian Medicine
Human Reproduction
Nutritional Anthropology
- Sex Differences in Attention and Attitude Toward Infant and Sexual Images, Archives of Sexual Behavior, 2023,
- Ingestion of Steamed and Dehydrated Placenta Capsules Does Not Affect Postpartum Plasma Prolactin Levels or Neonatal Weight Gain: Results from a Randomized, Double-Bind, Placebo-Controlled Pilot Study., Journal of midwifery & women's health, 2019,
- Effects of placentophagy on maternal salivary hormones: A pilot trial, part 1., Women and birth : journal of the Australian College of Midwives, 2018,
- Placentophagy's effects on mood, bonding, and fatigue: A pilot trial, part 2., Women and birth : journal of the Australian College of Midwives, 2018,
- Human placenta processed for encapsulation contains modest concentrations of 14 trace minerals and elements., Nutrition research (New York, N.Y.), 2016,
- Presence and concentration of 17 hormones in human placenta processed for encapsulation and consumption., Placenta, 2016,
- Now or later: Peripartum shifts in female sociosexuality, Evolution鈥檚 Empress: How Females Shape Human Adaptation, 2013,
- Human鈥損et dynamics in cross-cultural perspective, Anthrozo枚s, 2011,
- The conspicuous absence of placenta consumption in human postpartum females: the fire hypothesis., Ecology of food and nutrition, 2012,
- In search of human placentophagy: a cross cultural survey of human placenta consumption, disposal and beliefs, Ecology of Food and Nutrition, 2010,
- American Anthropological Association
- American Association of Biological Anthropologists
- Human Behavior and Evolution Society
- International Society of Evolution, Medicine, and Public Health